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  2. Skip James - Wikipedia

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    Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969) [2] was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings could make the hair stand up on the back of your neck."

  3. Killing Floor (Howlin' Wolf song) - Wikipedia

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    "Killing Floor" is recognized as a blues standard, with Skip James' 1931 recording "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" as the likely inspiration. [16] In 1991, the song was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the "Classics of Blues Recordings" category. [4] The panel identified it as "one of Wolf’s most recognizable songs.

  4. Today! (Skip James album) - Wikipedia

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    "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" 3:24: 2. "Crow Jane" 3:00: 3. ... Skip James – vocals, guitar, piano; Russ Savakus – bass (on "How Long") References This page ...

  5. Chris Thomas King - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] King also accompanies the film's band the Soggy Bottom Boys on guitar; his rendition of Skip James's Hard Time Killing Floor Blues was recorded live during filming and included on the film's Grammy Award-winning soundtrack.

  6. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

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    Both the original album and the bonus disc versions of "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues", "Keep on the Sunny Side", and "Angel Band" are used in the film. The music credits for the movie list two songs, "Admiration" (written by William Tyers and performed by Pat Rebillo) and "What Is Sweeter" (written by M. K. Jerome), which are not included on ...

  7. Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers - Wikipedia

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    In his review for AllMusic, Jason Ankeny wrote: "Although his guitar skills have lost a step in the intervening years, the passage of time has only made James' vocals that much more expressive; his new material is especially devastating, in particular 'Sick Bed Blues' and 'Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues', both detailing the fight with cancer that eventually led to his death."

  8. Dudley Taft - Wikipedia

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    Taft made three HD videos for Screaming In The Wind, "Screaming in The Wind," "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues," and "Sleeping In The Sunlight" all directed by Alex Hoelscher. The album made the top 10 Blues Rock albums of 2014 on the Blues Underground Network, [8] and the song "Red Line" was the #1 single on the Hit Tracks Top 100. [9]

  9. Blues Singer - Wikipedia

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    Blues Singer is the 12th studio album by Buddy Guy [2] ... "Hard Time Killing Floor" Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James: ... Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals;